What Ollie Saw

By Joukje Akveld, Sieb Posthuma (Illustrator), Bill Nagelkerke (Translator)

Ollie's world is vivid and unique, but can he convince his family to see it too?

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56 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Ollie views the world through a lens of imagination, transforming mundane scenes into vibrant spectacles. Cars become circus parades, and letters morph into sea creatures. While Ollie revels in his unique perspective, his family, especially his older sister, struggles to understand. As Ollie insists he doesn't need glasses, the challenge lies in whether his family can embrace his colorful vision. Will they learn to appreciate Ollie's extraordinary world, or will they try to change his view? Dive into Ollie's journey of creativity and acceptance, where reality and imagination collide.

From the publisher

Ollie doesn’t see things the same way everybody else does (and he certainly doesn’t see things the same way his older sister does). Instead of cars in traffic, Ollie sees a circus parade. Instead of cows grazing in a field, Ollie sees deadly bison with sharp horns and hooves. And at school, instead of letters on the board, Ollie sees birds with pointy beaks, and fish with flapping tails in the big blue sea. Ollie knows he doesn’t need glasses, because he likes the world better the way he sees it. But will his parents and bossy sister see things his way?

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